ev backend

Usage

ev backend show
ev backend set <type> [flags]

Description

ev backend manages where secret values are stored. By default ev uses its own encrypted database. You can switch to AWS Secrets Manager to integrate with your existing infrastructure.

ev backend show

Displays the current backend configuration from ev.yaml:

type:    aws-secrets-manager
region:  us-east-1
prefix:  /myapp/

environments:
  dev:   type: ev

ev backend set

Sets the storage backend and writes the configuration to ev.yaml. ev tests the connection before saving.

ev backend set aws-secrets-manager --region us-east-1 --prefix /myapp/

Use --env to set a backend override for a specific environment only:

ev backend set ev --env dev

Flags

ev backend set

Flag	Description
`--region`	AWS region (required for `aws-secrets-manager`)
`--prefix`	Path prefix for secrets in AWS SM (e.g. `/myapp/`)
`--env`	Apply this backend config to a specific environment only

Examples

Show current backend configuration:

ev backend show

Switch to AWS Secrets Manager:

ev backend set aws-secrets-manager --region us-east-1 --prefix /myapp/

Override dev environment to use ev storage while prod uses AWS SM:

ev backend set ev --env dev

ev backend

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